Few could fail to notice Jey Uso’s recent character change — despite remaining a hugely over babyface on WWE Raw, he’s begun to show flashes of his old heelish self.
Uso himself addressed this during an appearance on Raw Recap, admitting he’s “going back to his old Bloodline ways.”
Exactly what that means remains open to interpretation, but one reading is that Jey could soon have a heel faction of his own.
If Uso does turn fully heel, the question becomes — who could join him?
5. LA Knight
Jey Uso’s recent heel tendencies first emerged during his rivalry with LA Knight.
Both men were babyfaces at the time, but Uso blindsided Knight with a spear back in September — and has grown increasingly more aggressive ever since.
LA Knight himself spent much of his career as a heel prior to his current WWE run and could easily slip back into that arrogant, cocky role that he excelled in during his time in TNA.
With Seth Rollins injured and a clear shortage of top heels on Raw right now, could we see these two rivals come together as a new heel unit — perhaps with Knight even helping Uso to defeat CM Punk for the title at Saturday Night’s Main Event?
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4. Oba Femi
History tells us that every great heel faction needs a heater — a dominant enforcer who protects the group’s top star – so, who could fill that role for Jey Uso?
We may not need to look any further than NXT standout Oba Femi.
Highly touted as a future top star in WWE, the 27-year-old powerhouse recently lost the NXT Title and appears primed for a main roster call-up and pairing him with Uso could be the perfect introduction.
And, as wrestling history has also shown us time and again, enforcers eventually turn on their “bosses” — meaning Femi’s path to the top could begin with an eventual feud against Uso himself.
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3. Aleister Black
Aleister Black has recently been feuding with Damian Priest on SmackDown – a storyline that has seen Black’s real-life partner, Zelina Vega align with him
Their rivalry looks set to continue despite Black defeating Priest in a Last Man Standing match.
However, since returning from AEW earlier this year, Black’s role in WWE has been relatively low-key, with the former NXT Champion yet to feature on a PLE.
Moving him to Raw and placing both Black and Vega in a Jey Uso-led faction could finally give him a featured, high-profile role within the company.
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2. Rusev
Rusev is another star who returned to WWE earlier this year but has struggled to make much of an impact.
The 39-year-old has been feuding with Dominik Mysterio and is set to again challenge for the Intercontinental Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event against both Mysterio and Penta; however, he’s appeared only sporadically on Raw since May and has yet to fully reconnect with WWE fans.
One potential remedy would be aligning him with a genuinely hot act like Jey Uso.
Rusev could be a strong candidate to serve as the enforcer in a Jey Uso-led heel faction — a role that might provide him with much-needed momentum.
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1. Jimmy Uso
Speculation around Jey Uso’s potential heel turn has largely centred on the idea of him turning on his brother Jimmy — a role reversal of their original split back in 2023.
In recent weeks, it’s been Jey showing flashes of heelish behaviour, with Jimmy questioning his brother’s actions.
However, another split between the brothers so soon after the first feels rather unoriginal — perhaps it’s all a swerve, with both brothers turning heel together
If so, Jimmy could join Jey as part of his new WWE heel faction, with them both going back to their “old Bloodline ways”.
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